In the Media

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - Burlington (Vermont) Free Press

Aaron Keech, 39, has a wealth of experience in environmental science and field research with a variety of species. It was a natural fit for him to choose ECHO’s Animal Care Department as a place to volunteer upon moving to Burlington in September 2010. He wrote the center, interviewed with Director Steve Smith and immediately began volunteering twice weekly.

Keech explained that the staff wants animal care assistants to first and foremost “have a good eye for monitoring the health of ECHO’s animals.” He was responsible for feeding them and cleaning tanks and filter systems. He provided food for all the animals, from amphibians, salmonids and trout to sturgeon, bottom feeders that “suck the food right off the hand.” It was part of Keech’s routine to “get grubby and wet,” which he loved.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - The Bellingham Herald blogs

During the lead-up to the start of the new school year, Western Washington University honors faculty and staff members who have made a difference on campus during the last school year.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - Bellingham KOMO

It's that time of year again. Fall is upon us and that means it's time for students to go back to school. 

Which means there's suddenly a lot more people in Bellingham than there was last week.

This past weekend was move-in weekend, and students and their families flocked to Bellingham to get ready for the new school year. The University estimates that about 4,000 students moved into Western's residence halls and apartments.

Monday, September 19, 2011 - The Seattle Times

It's the largest dam-removal project in North America, and a second chance for the Elwha River valley, where dams have blocked salmon runs for more than a century. Two dams on the river are being taken out in a $325 million grand experiment that's one of the most ambitious ecological restoration efforts in the U.S. Come along as we explore a largely unspoiled place that offers one of the best chances for restoration anywhere.

Monday, September 19, 2011 - KGMI 790-AM

Western Washington University is getting some prestigious national recognition.

Western is now the highest-ranking public master’s-granting university in the Pacific Northwest, according to U.S. News and World Report.

University spokesman Paul Cocke says Western was also listed among the top universities in the entire West as an “A-Plus School for B Students.”

Monday, September 19, 2011 - The Bellingham Herald
Monday, September 19, 2011 - The Bellingham Herald

SUVs and vans lined up outside dorms, packed high with clothes, pillows and bits and pieces from home as students flocked to Western Washington University for move-in weekend Saturday, Sept. 17.
It was a thrilling - if not a little bittersweet - day for kids and parents alike.
"I'm excited and I'm kind of nervous," said Morgaine Angst, a freshman moving into Eden South. "I'll have to fend for myself now and buy my own toilet paper."

Monday, September 19, 2011 - The Bellingham Herald

The Western Washington University men's soccer team was shut out 4-0 by Simon Fraser on Sunday, Sept. 18, at Burnaby, B.C., the first time the Vikings were held scoreless this season. It was the Great Northwest Athletic Conference opener for both schools.

Monday, September 19, 2011 - The Bellingham Herald

As Western Washington University students return to campus, they will have access to two areas that have been under construction for the last couple years: Miller Hall and the addition to Buchanan Towers residence hall.
Both construction projects were started in summer 2009, but the opening of the residence hall addition is a year late.
The Buchanan Towers 37,000-square-foot addition includes five stories and space for 105 students. The addition features four- and five-person suites and shared kitchen and laundry facilities on each floor.

Friday, September 16, 2011 - Seattle P-I

The bleak revenue forecast could mean a health-care disaster for thousands of poor people in Washington, with potential cuts to programs that have already lost major chunks of funding, community advocates said this week.
The state's Economic and Revenue Forecast Council lowered its tax revenue prediction Thursday, by as much as $1.4 billion. That means the state's just-approved, two-year, $32 billion budget is now almost $1.3 billion in the red.